I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 715, Section 2.7-2: La Soméshmiri Ruins: Treasure

As we stepped out of the hotel, we saw a tour guide with an incredibly sweet smile standing in front of us. "Are your rooms all ready? Even if they aren't, we're leaving now!"

After saying that, he didn't wait for the others who hadn't arrived yet, and turned around and left.

Mu Yegui and Daolin exchanged a glance, then followed.

The group followed Millie down the bustling street. Mu Yegui looked around curiously, listening to the various hawking sounds. Everything here was unbelievably peaceful.

"We're heading towards our first destination. As you can see, we're currently in the black market of the western district. Everything is sold here, as long as you pay. Of course, if you acquire any valuable treasures during your journey, you can also sell them here. By the way, the currency circulating in Batulan is Relic Coins, so please don't get it wrong."

Millie's smile was extremely sweet, but in Daolin's eyes it revealed a different meaning. Was she saying this on purpose, trying to mislead everyone?

Dao Lin lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Relic coins? So even if you have a lot of money, you're practically penniless here."

"So, the key point is how to earn Relic Coins. As expected, there can't be such a simple dungeon. Although it's not part of the quest, it's all interconnected, making it impossible to ignore. Miss Millie's words might be telling us that Relic Coins are very important and we must take them seriously." Mu Yegui picked up a clay pot from a stall, glanced at it, then gently put it down and jogged to catch up with the others.

Millie led everyone to an open space that looked like an event venue and said softly, "We've arrived. This is the first checkpoint, the most prestigious competition in Batulan: the Treasure Hunt. The checkpoint task is simple: find a treasure within seven days and hand it in. Obtaining a card worth more than 5000 Relic Coins counts as a successful checkpoint. Don't forget to look for treasures when you check in at other locations! Completing them within seven days counts as a successful checkpoint."

“Although she hasn’t said a word, Millie has been watching us the whole time. It looks like we have no choice but to register.” Dao Lin frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his icy blue eyes, and whispered to Mu Yegui.

“Treasures worth more than 5000 Relic Coins are not common. Even if there are relics here, it is not guaranteed that we can find them. So, we can only choose a more dangerous operation to complete this.” Mu Yegui recalled the prices of the various goods he had seen on the black market earlier. They were generally below four figures, and treasures worth more than four figures were extremely rare.

Even if there were, it would only be around one or two thousand, let alone more than 5000; there simply aren't any.

Moreover, the second task is to acquire three treasures, and it's unclear whether this conflicts with the treasures in the treasure hunt competition. If it does, then it's four treasures, which is a considerable sum.

Just as Mu Yegui was pondering, Daolin walked up to Mili first.

"What's wrong?" Millie smiled sweetly, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. Her eyes reflected the extremely handsome young man in front of her, and she asked softly.

"How do we obtain Relic Coins? I mean, through methods other than trading," Dao Lin asked with a light laugh.

“Well…” Millie pouted thoughtfully, “I remember now, there’s an exchange on West Street. If you complete a mission there, you can get a lot of Relic Coins, but the prerequisite is that you have to survive.”

Millie's smile remained sweet, yet it held a deep malice; no matter how you looked at it, she seemed to want Daolin to hurry up and leave.

"Is that so? Then thank you for letting me know." Dao Lin narrowed his icy blue eyes, but then smiled and thanked him.

The moment she turned around, her face darkened, and her beautiful, clear ice-blue eyes were filled with an incomprehensible complexity and darkness. However, when she looked at Mu Yegui, all those negative emotions disappeared, and she returned to her usual gentle and confident demeanor.

[Hidden quest unlocked, quest three: Obtain a special pass from the trading post.]

Mu Yegui had obviously heard Daolin and Mili's conversation, and also heard Feilu's voice after their conversation ended.

"A special pass?" she murmured. Could it be something related to Isaac?
However, now that the mission has been started, there's no way to back out. Whether it's relevant or not, once you get it, you'll know.

"Let's go, it's time for the next checkpoint." Dao Lin patted Mu Yegui on the shoulder and reminded him.

Mu Yegui nodded and turned to follow.

Throughout the journey, Mu Yegui remained silent. Although Dao Lin was used to Mu Yegui being a man of few words, such silence was still unusual. So he tilted his head, looked at Mu Yegui walking beside him, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? You look preoccupied?"

A faint, confident smile graced her beautiful face, while her icy blue eyes gazed quietly at Mu Yegui, though a hint of seriousness lingered in their depths.

Mu Yegui slightly raised her eyes, her clear, cold silver eyes calm and undisturbed. She shook her head but showed no intention of speaking to Dao Lin.

Dao Lin's smile gradually disappeared, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became somewhat complicated.

"Are you thinking about the Flower Crown dungeon?" Daolin asked in a low voice.

"Has Daolin ever thought about why we can't go back to that instance after we left? Maybe it's because of Lanlos, maybe it's because of Isa, or maybe it's because of the instance itself. But since it's not over, we'll definitely go back again. But even if we go back, will the timeline be accurate? Besides that special pass, what else will appear in the other hidden quest?"

Issa is very strong, really very strong. If we hadn't gained the upper hand back then, the outcome would have been uncertain. Moreover, there was Gnawi lurking in the shadows, and the unknown dangers were far more dangerous than those in the open.

She is not invincible. Both Isaac and Gnawwe can hurt her, but if even she can't win, then the entire team will surely be wiped out.

"Daolin, could we please not start the next hidden quest?" Mu Yegui asked.

“I knew it…” Dao Lin sighed softly. “I felt uneasy in the car, and your words have confirmed that unease. But…”

Dao Lin quickly took a few steps forward and stood in front of Mu Ye Gui.

Mu Yegui stopped and looked up at those icy blue eyes.

Those icy blue eyes were filled with complex emotions she couldn't understand. Before Mu Yegui could say anything, she saw Dao Lin place his hands on her shoulders. She subconsciously looked at the hand on her shoulder and could vaguely see it trembling.

“We have no way out… If I could, I wouldn’t want to start that hidden quest… But I can’t, we don’t have the right to refuse… Even if that hidden quest will lead us to a dead end, we have no way to refuse, we can only accept it.”

Any instance related to the Lasomethmian civilization will be more difficult than the Crown Prince instance, a fact that Daolin already knew during the Flower Crown instance.

Every instance of a dungeon run is like walking a tightrope, but no one can refuse this dead end; players have never had the right to choose for themselves.

You can feel it, right? The main theme of the Ruins chapter is rather heavy, but I assure you it won't be like the House of Silk, full of knives.

Just to be clear, this is a battle dungeon, so those looking for puzzle-solving might be disappointed, but there will be plenty of cool and stylish moments.

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